◼ As Twitchy reported, last night, Michelle Obama offered up an Obamacare sales pitch on “The Tonight Show,” telling host Jimmy Fallon that “young people are knuckleheads.” Needless to say, it didn’t go over with actual young people — people like this guy:
My son's response to being called a knucklehead by #FLOTUS #letsmove #tcot #teaparty pic.twitter.com/tsPOgDROMt
— Tanya Bachand (@tanyabachand) February 21, 2014◼ DELAYING ADULTHOOD IN AMERICA: TURNING ADULTS INTO CHILDREN - David L. Goetsch/Patriot Update
At what age is a young person considered an adult? For all of my life the age of maturity has been 18. An eighteen year-old individual is considered old enough to vote, join the military, buy a car, get married, get a job without the permission of a parent, enter into a lease, take out a loan, and do all of the other things associated with adulthood. Think about it....
When I was a teenager my peers could not wait to reach the age of 18 and either get a job, join the military, or go to college. What we did not want to do is continue living with mom and dad and acting like perpetual teenagers. The attitudes of today’s young adults are different. At a time in their lives when their parents were raising kids, too many of today’s 30-something adults are still living with mom and dad, have no job, are not going to college, and would not even consider joining the military. In short, too many young people who have reached the age of responsibility are doing everything they can to avoid responsibility. According to a Pew Research Report, almost 22 million adults ranging in age from 18 to 31 still live with their parents....
